Phase separation of the plasma membrane in human red blood cells as a potential tool for diagnosis and progression monitoring of type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Glycosylation, oxidation and other post-translational modifications of membrane and transmembrane proteins can alter lipid density, packing and interactions, and are considered an important factor that affects fluidity variation in membranes. Red blood cells (RBC) membrane physical state, showing pr...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Maulucci, Ermanno Cordelli, Alessandro Rizzi, Francesca De Leva, Massimiliano Papi, Gabriele Ciasca, Daniela Samengo, Giovambattista Pani, Dario Pitocco, Paolo Soda, Giovanni Ghirlanda, Giulio Iannello, Marco De Spirito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5589169?pdf=render